It's these days that I need to work a little bit harder to pull me out of the slump and back into the world of positiveness and optimism. I'm getting there. Hence this blog... I need to write it all down and realise that in someway I am working towards my goals.
It doesn't help that I have been sick for the last 3 days. Curled up in bed with a migraine and the remnants of a flu and wishing the world would just fade away and it would all be ok when I come out of my migraine state and can see again!
However, I am not here to write about my downers which are destined to only bore my readers. I am here to inspire.
I had a fresh mango today and whilst the mango juice was dripping down my elbows and the flesh was getting fashionably stuck in my teeth I was thoroughly enjoying the simpler things in life. I decided to look at my acting career in a fresher light and you know what... 2011 hasn't been that bad on me! :)
The beginning of the year started off with an epiphany. If I wanted to really do this and really have a career in acting rather than being stuck in a dead end government job for the rest of my life than I needed to take a proactive approach. With the help of a very encouraging, supporting and loving boyfriend, together we fleshed out some ideas and then I decided to get on the phone to the most proactive theatre person I know. Steve. Steve has inspired me and encouraged me and along the way has become my partner in crime and my theatre hubby.
My 2011 goals...
- To get an agent
- To get new headshots
- To put on a play
- To get some form of paid work this year
- To actively be involved in festivals and other such theatre things
- To build my resume
- and To create a showreel
Whilst most of this is fantastic, as usual there have been the minor set backs... An actor will go through many many rejections before being cast in their big break. I applied to be the Pokernews Hostess for this year and was not even offered an interview which I was highly disappointed with. Turns out it was probably for the best as 3 major poker sites are now under FBI investigations and pokernews no longer produce magazines in Australia and it seems there could potentially be a lot less work than what my bank account needed. Though I am thinking about sending in some videos to PokerMedia Australia to help boost their new site and to give me something to do and add to my showreel so keep an eye out there if they accept them. :)
I got shortlisted for a coporate job but never heard back from them. I've been to many short film auditions but just haven't been able to land one.
I had an audition last night for Starrs Productions. If successful, I will work on 3 one hour plays for anti-bullying in schools to be presented in many different schools across Australia. It's a paid gig and I think would be a great opportunity for me so fingers crossed.
Today was meant to be my go-see for Mullinars and I was prepared and psyched for it but unfortunately it had to be rescheduled on Mullinar's end. That's ok. Gives me more time to prepare and make sure I'm ready for what could be a very big step in the right direction.
A successful actor/writer once told me to not let anyone tell me no. And those are words I intend on sticking to. Obviously that doesn't mean that if I get rejected at an audition I'm going to go to the director and demand they give me the part... (whilst that would be fun...) no... it just means that I won't give up and I won't let people tell me that there isn't a future in acting or in theatre or film or the like because that's not true. If I work hard at my goals and focus on achieving them one by one than I know that I can be successful in this industry.
So in short... look out entertainment industry... Alison Lee Rubie is on the rise.
I hope by reading this I've inspired some of you or even just made you laugh a little. But be encouraged that if you think and dream big, you can reach those dreams. Aim for the moon and if you hit the stars, you're well on your way.
